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troutbum76:
thanks guys i am to give it a shot and play around with them until i find out what works the best. will silk thread work for tying on my fletching? i don't have any back sinew and i do have a lot of silk thread in the 6/0 or 3/0 sizes that i use for fly tying. i was thinking if it was strong enough it would work well since i could use my bobbin to get nice wraps and good thread tension.

Hillbilly:
Silk flytying thread works great-used it several times.

boo:
a home made spine tester can be no more than two nails in a wall 26'' apart and a weight with a hook . try to make your weight around two lbs. mark the wall in the center of the nails so you can put the weight in the same place over and over. on the hook you can add an indicator that points to the wall . lay an arrow that you know the spine of on the nails and mark the spot. this woks just as well for a do it your selfer that only does a few dozen a year

scattershot:
Or, you could just leave them long, and that will compensate. I have some cane that spines in the mid-80s, and I shoot them at 30" with a heavy point. They seem to work well at that length, even though I only draw 26".

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